• The Dior Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 fashion collection presented in Paris. AP
    The Dior Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 fashion collection presented in Paris. AP
  • Motorcycle enthusiasts ride across Liberty Bridge in Budapest. About 6,000 took part in what is said to be the largest motorcycle parade in the Hungarian capital's history as US builder Harley Davidson company celebrates its 120th anniversary with a four-day festival there. AFP
    Motorcycle enthusiasts ride across Liberty Bridge in Budapest. About 6,000 took part in what is said to be the largest motorcycle parade in the Hungarian capital's history as US builder Harley Davidson company celebrates its 120th anniversary with a four-day festival there. AFP
  • Prayers on Mount Al Noor, Makkah, where Muslims believe the Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Quran in the Cave of Hira. Reuters
    Prayers on Mount Al Noor, Makkah, where Muslims believe the Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Quran in the Cave of Hira. Reuters
  • Rescue workers in action after an apartment block was damaged by rocket fragments in Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
    Rescue workers in action after an apartment block was damaged by rocket fragments in Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
  • Piotr Lisek of Team Poland competes in the Men's Pole Vault - Division 1 during day four of the European Games 2023 in Krakow. Getty Images
    Piotr Lisek of Team Poland competes in the Men's Pole Vault - Division 1 during day four of the European Games 2023 in Krakow. Getty Images
  • Scooter, a seven-year-old Chinese Crested, takes the stage during introductions to the 2023 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. EPA
    Scooter, a seven-year-old Chinese Crested, takes the stage during introductions to the 2023 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. EPA
  • Gold medalists in the Senior Male and Female Divisions, Ryo Sasaki, left, and Sayako Toku of Japan, perform a pas de deux from Don Quixote during the Awards Gala at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi. AP
    Gold medalists in the Senior Male and Female Divisions, Ryo Sasaki, left, and Sayako Toku of Japan, perform a pas de deux from Don Quixote during the Awards Gala at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi. AP
  • Volleyball players compete on the first day of the UK Beachtour Northern Open in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. Reuters
    Volleyball players compete on the first day of the UK Beachtour Northern Open in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. Reuters
  • Boston Red Sox's Justin Turner catches the throw for the out on Chicago White Sox's Andrew Benintendi during the first inning of a baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. AP
    Boston Red Sox's Justin Turner catches the throw for the out on Chicago White Sox's Andrew Benintendi during the first inning of a baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. AP

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